Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

In the court, the prince made trouble, but Chu Ning responded with a confession to embarrass him.

The prince never dreamed that he wanted to use the matter of Yang Yuntao to embarrass Chu Ning, but he ended up making things difficult for himself.

At this moment, the prince regretted it.

If he had known this would happen, he should not have acted on impulse and should have discussed it with Ling Haoran and He Peng before impeaching him.

But soon, he vented all his anger on Chu Ning.

This guy had the confession in his hand but he didn't tell me earlier. It was obvious that he was waiting for him to impeach him.

He still fell into Chu Ning's trap!

Now he is being rescued by General Chu Ning, so he can only ask the emperor for help.

As for Yang Yuntao...

That damn guy is dead, but he left such a mess behind!

At this moment, the prince made up his mind that if he could pass this test, he would never mention Yang Yuntao again!

Chu Ning was deep in thought, with a calm expression: "Whether it is slander or not, I believe that only the emperor can decide, so the prince brother does not need to worry."

After saying this, Chu Ning looked at the emperor sternly: "Father, if the Crown Prince is just grabbing land and embezzling, it's fine. That's just a small matter."

"But he should never interfere in the affairs of the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards guard the palace and are the last line of protection for the Emperor. If even the Imperial Guards are infiltrated, who will guarantee the Emperor's safety in the future?"

As an emperor, what he cares most about is definitely things related to himself.

The selection of the commander of the imperial guards is indeed of great importance. The prince's attempt to intervene in this matter has touched the emperor's bottom line.

Chu Ning knew this, so he deliberately used this incident to sow discord between the emperor and the prince.

In this way, Yang Yuntao's matter seems insignificant.

Sure enough, the emperor's face suddenly turned gloomy when he heard this.

During this period, because of the rebellion of Su Wenguang, the commander of the city defense camp, he cleaned out many generals in the army, including several generals of the imperial guards.

But because of this, he needed to select a group of generals who were loyal to him for promotion.

Unexpectedly, the prince took this opportunity to interfere in this matter!

The emperor became more and more angry as he thought about it. He stared at the prince and asked in a cold tone, "Did you really interfere in this matter?"

The prince sensed the murderous intent in the emperor's tone and was so frightened that he trembled all over and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Father, I didn't do that. You must believe me!"

"It's him. He is slandering me. I hope your Majesty will understand!"

The prince pointed at Chu Ning and shouted, "He is trying to confuse people. Father must not be fooled by him."

The emperor frowned and looked at Chu Ning. For a moment, he was a little undecided.

Although he knew that what Chu Ning said might be true, if he punished the prince at this moment, it would be tantamount to telling the entire court that the prince was interfering in the affairs of the imperial guards.

This is fatal to the prince!

If this matter is confirmed, the other princes will definitely not let go of this opportunity and will definitely take the opportunity to impeach.

By then, the court will surely be plunged into another bloody storm.

After Su Wenguang's rebellion during the Lantern Festival, the emperor did not want to allow the capital city to continue to be in chaos.

He just wants to be safe now!

But if Chu Ning's confession is denied, wouldn't the crime of killing Yang Yuntao be pinned on Chu Ning?

Given Chu Ning's personality, he probably won't admit his mistakes easily.

Just as the emperor was hesitating, a shadow guard appeared in the side hall.

Seeing this, Zhao Ming quietly retreated to the side hall.

The shadow guard whispered something in Zhao Ming's ear.

Zhao Ming's face changed drastically. He waved his hand to signal the other party to leave. He quickly stepped forward to the emperor's ear and whispered:

"Your Majesty, there is a Liangzhou troop patrolling outside the palace."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then his face turned gloomy and he stared at Chu Ning with cold eyes.

He knew that this was Chu Ning's demonstration!

Chu Ning was telling him that 10,000 soldiers from Liang Province had just returned to the city.

If Chu Ning were asked to admit his mistake at this moment, it would probably be impossible!

Taking a deep breath, the emperor suppressed his inner anger, stared at the prince and said coldly:

"I have been selecting the generals of the imperial guards for a while, and you dared to take the opportunity to interfere. What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel and usurp the throne?"

The prince was about to open his mouth to explain, but the emperor's eyes turned cold: "Alright, I don't want to hear your explanation. How can I tolerate you, a rebellious son, who is so bold and reckless?"

"Send an order to reduce the salary of the Eastern Palace by one year. The Crown Prince will leave for the Sizhou camp today."

When these words came out, the prince's face was filled with horror, and he fell to the ground as if he had lost his backbone.

Seeing this, He Peng quickly stepped out of the line and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is the master of the East Palace and the foundation of the country. Is this punishment too harsh?"

Ling Haoran also sighed and had to stand up: "Father, if the prince is not in Kyoto City, I am afraid it will cause a lot of disputes."

As he spoke, his eyes looked at Chu Ning intentionally or unintentionally.

The meaning is clear, the prince is gone, and Chu Ning has the final say in Kyoto City.

With Chu Ning's current reputation and status, he only needs to raise his hand and there will definitely be a lot of people supporting him.

What's more, there are so many princes in Kyoto City, and each of them is not easy to deal with. The crown prince was transferred to Sizhou to set up the Sizhou camp. Isn't their chance here?

"My dear ministers, what you said makes sense!"

To everyone's surprise, the emperor actually agreed with what these two people said.

Then, he looked towards where the princes were and fixed his gaze on one of them.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Kyoto City really needs someone to take charge of the overall situation. How about this, while the crown prince is setting up the Sizhou camp, the fourth prince will be in charge of supervising the country!"

The hall suddenly fell silent.

No one expected that the emperor would do such a thing.

Transfer the crown prince away and let the fourth prince be regent?

Even the Fourth Prince himself just stood there stupidly, forgetting even to express his gratitude.

After a long while, the emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, "Old Fourth, don't you want to be regent?"

The fourth prince came to his senses and was overjoyed. He quickly stood out of the line, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly:

"Thank you, father, for your grace!"

Regent has always been the right of the crown prince, but I didn’t expect that it would be his turn this time!

Speaking of which, I have to thank Chu Ning. If Chu Ning had not had a conflict with the prince and exposed the prince's scandal, he would not have had the good opportunity to be the regent.

At this moment, the Fourth Prince secretly laughed in his heart.

Fight it, fight to the death, he will be the one who benefits in the end!

But this is not over yet.

The emperor then turned his gaze to Chu Ning and said calmly, "Chu Ning, I recently received an invitation from the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to attend the 70th birthday of the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty. Our dynasty needs to send someone to attend."

"Last time, the Champion Marquis of the Han Dynasty came to our dynasty. As the saying goes, courtesy is reciprocity, and our dynasty should also send someone of the right position to the Han Dynasty."

"As a general of our dynasty, you are the only one who can handle this matter. However, you don't know much about etiquette, so let the Minister of Rites Deng Hongwen go with you."

After dealing with the crown prince and promoting the fourth prince, they are now going to transfer Chu Ning to the Han Dynasty.

The emperor started playing his balancing act again!

At this moment, everyone in the hall looked at Chu Ning.

They really wanted to know whether Chu Ning would agree.